Berwyn range

#6448 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Berwyn range is an isolated and sparsely populated area of moorland in the northeast of Wales, roughly bounded by Llangollen in the northeast, Corwen in the northwest, Bala in the southwest, and Oswestry in the southeast. ()

Area: 93.71 mi²Coordinates: 52°55'23"N, 3°26'17"W

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Berwyn range – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cadair Berwyn North Top, Cadair Berwyn, Llangar Church, Cadair Bronwen.

3.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cadair Berwyn North Top
97 min walk • Cadair Berwyn North Top or Cadair Berwyn though an accurate survey in 2014 does suggest Moel Sych may be slightly lower at 826.7 metres.
3.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Cadair Berwyn
91 min walk • Cadair Berwyn or Cader Berwyn is a mountain summit in north-east Wales with a height of 832 metres above sea level. It is the highest point in the Berwyn range, the highest in North East Wales and the highest significant summit in Wales outside the National Parks.
3.8 miNE
Church
Llangar Church
96 min walk • Llangar Church, or All Saints Old Parish Church, Llangar, was formerly the parish church of Llangar with Cynwyd, in the Dee Valley, Denbighshire, North Wales.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cadair Bronwen
79 min walk • Cadair Bronwen is a mountain in North Wales and forms part of the Berwyn range. To the south are the higher Berwyn summits, including Cadair Berwyn. To the north lies Moel yr Henfaes and Moel Fferna, which top the north end of the Berwyn range. Cadair Bronwen used to be accompanied by a Nuttall top, Cadair Bronwen North-East Top, 700 m.
1.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Tŷ Uchaf
35 min walk • Moel Tŷ Uchaf is a stone circle near the village of Llandrillo, Denbighshire, north Wales. It is a collection of 41 stones with a cist in the centre and an outlying stone to the north-north-east. The circle is 12 metres in diameter.
3.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tomle
97 min walk • Tomle is a top of Cadair Berwyn in north east Wales. It is the highest of the summits found on the most easterly of Cadair Berwyn's long south ridges. Tomle's summit is boggy and unmarked. To the north, the ridge continues up to Cadair Berwyn North Top. The Craig Berwyn face starting on the west side of the ridge.
3.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Foel Wen South Top
97 min walk • Foel Wen South Top is a top of Foel Wen in north east Wales. It is one of the summits found on the most easterly of Cadair Berwyn's long south ridges. The summit is grassy, and unmarked. To the north lies Tomle, while to the south lies its Mynydd Tarw.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Fferna
79 min walk • Moel Fferna is a mountain in Denbighshire, Wales and forms part of the Berwyn range. It is the most northern outpost of the range. The summit is covered in deep heather and has a shelter cairn. A trig point used to mark the summit, but has since been destroyed. To the south is...
3.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Llechwedd Du
97 min walk • Llechwedd Du is a subsidiary summit of Esgeiriau Gwynion in north Wales. It forms a long peat bog plateau that start at the end of Esgeiriau Gwynion's south ridge, and ends with the higher summit of Moel y Cerrig Duon.
3.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cefn Gwyntog
97 min walk • Cefn Gwyntog is a top of Cyrniau Nod in north east Wales. It forms a part of the Berwyn range known as the Hirnantau. Its summit lies just outside the Snowdonia National Park.
3.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel y Cerrig Duon
97 min walk • Moel y Cerrig Duon is a subsidiary summit of Esgeiriau Gwynion in Gwynedd in north Wales. Moel y Cerrig Duon tops the eastern end of a long peat bog plateau along with Llechwedd Du. Its summit has a conical shape, rising suddenly from the bog. The summit itself is grassy, marked by a small cairn and a stake.